Example sentences of "i [modal v] not give [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I could n't give two monkeys , ’ he said , making ballet leaps out of sight behind the Land Rover . |
| 2 | Very few athletes enter sport without the assistance and encouragement of a teacher who might innocently create serious tensions , as with Jackie Jackson , whose PE teacher strengthened her commitment to athletics , a commitment which proved destructive to her educational aims , as she pointed out : ‘ I was spending so much time in athletics that I could n't give enough time to my ‘ A ’ levels . ’ |
| 3 | ‘ I would n't give much for your chances of winning the crown , though . |
| 4 | I would n't give any odds on him keeping that right arm , either . ’ |
| 5 | I 'm delighted to comment , though , subject to contract and everything else , I would n't give any any assurances . |
| 6 | And I would not give another year of my life to a new version , he wrote . |
| 7 | ‘ I ca n't give that sort of guarantee . |
| 8 | ‘ I ca n't give any answers as to why we were beaten , but I felt we were turning the corner and starting to play the Liverpool way again . |
| 9 | But I ca n't give any promises , you understand ? ’ |
| 10 | I ca n't give any guarantee whatsoever that we will , but at least we will try and if that were to meet with your Lordships approval , then er I would be content to go on that basis . |
| 11 | er and Chairman I must say that as to request from County Council at Molds and County Council at Harson , from the Ipswich Borough Council for their copies of the plans which you have not yet received , I have to decline the protocol it takes that this committee is the first to see the county surveyor 's proposals , and I ca n't give any other elected member within Suffolk prior treatment over that to be quite honest . |
| 12 | and you go home and you look it up , I ca n't give this , I 'd be highly embarrassed to give this , whatever has he given me this one for ? |
| 13 | ‘ I assure you that I will not give any offence to the Lady Yolande . |
| 14 | I give him credit for that , although I can not give much credit to his policy of favouring a 50 per cent . |
| 15 | ‘ I can not give that . |
| 16 | I can not give any estimate of its arrival . |
| 17 | I welcome the commitment that has been shown by the head of the governing body , but I can not give any hint of the decision that I will be taking by the end of February . |
| 18 | ‘ I can not give any indication on which companies we are meeting but suffice it to say that one is trade and the other two venture . |